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SENEGAL – Who is Queen Biz?

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Queen Biz of her real name Coumba Diallo, is an Artist, Author, Senegalese Composer. She has been in the music business since childhood.

Queen Biz liked to imitate the American singer Lauren Hill of the Fugees. From an early age, she combined music and her studies. After graduating from high school, she forms a group with two of her friends. School and regional tours were the first stages of shows to share his passion with his audience even if the adventure was ephemeral.

Queen Biz joined the Khelcom International group from Pikine, the conscious suburb, which had close connections with French rappers before the group split up. She then decides to fly alone with her own wings performing solo.
Queen Biz collaborates with Wally Seck, with the band Takeifa but also the biggest names in Senegalese music on a song about innondation, a scourge that undermines the country especially in the rainy season.

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Queen Biz participated in the Mit Afrika Festival in Cologne, Germany in 2002. She will then play at the United Nations headquarters in New York in 2003 as part of the World Fistula Day sharing the stage with several international artists. She will be invited by Youssou Ndour in October 2013 at the Grand Bal de Bercy in Paris, an annual meeting with the Senegalese diaspora where she will leave an unforgettable imprint.
Queen Biz sings in Wolof, the national language of the country, in French, in English but also in Mandingo, her mother tongue.

The particularity of Queen Biz is that it masters all musical styles including Rap, R&B, Reggae, mbalakh, Acoustics among others. 

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